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Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers.This post was originally published on this site

A recent study by researchers from the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health at CUNY SPH suggests that fatalistic attitudes among Kenyan truck drivers may undermine the potential benefits of HIV self-testing (HIVST) programs. […]

New research reveals that many prenatal vitamins don’t contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals.This post was originally published on this site

Evidence is mounting on the health problems linked to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of manufactured chemicals used in consumer products that accumulate in the body and take a very long time to […]

Sweating is our body’s way of cooling down, a bit like an internal air conditioner.This post was originally published on this site

Asbestos, a notorious carcinogen, was in widespread use throughout the 20th century—from building materials to brake pads and even fake snow on film sets including The Wizard of Oz and White Christmas.This post was originally […]

The rise in excess deaths reported since the end of the pandemic are not the result of a “pandemic hangover” but instead part of a longer-term trend, according to new research from the University of […]

Western Sydney is grappling with a physical inactivity crisis, with more than 40% of adults insufficiently active—compared to less than 30% in other parts of Sydney—according to a new report from Western Sydney University’s Center […]

When spring arrives, so do warnings about thunderstorm asthma. But a decade ago, most of us hadn’t heard of it.This post was originally published on this site

In the not-so-distant past, doctors treated strokes in an after-the-fact way. A stroke did its damage, and then—if the patient survived—a rehabilitation team stepped in to address the stroke’s effects.This post was originally published on […]